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Table 6 Veterinary remedies
| Species | Source | Disease | Method | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangifer tarandus (reindeer) | T1 p. 31 | dieigečalbmi: eyes turn white, can cause blindness, exacerbated by insects (keratitis?) | place a louse and sometimes sulfur in the affected eye | A: [13] |
| C: [88–90] | ||||
| T1 p. 31 | no Sami name given: circling disease (listeriosis?) | boil bark in water until it is as thick as tar, then smear on the affected area | C: [47, 88–90] | |
| T1 p. 31- 32 | ruodnu: reindeer walks around like it is about to urinate but nothing comes out, pus in urethra, bladder, and intestines (cystitis or pyelonephritis?) | boil fish oil, butter, tar, and gunpowder in water and then pour the mixture down the animal’s throat | C: [88–90] | |
| T1 p. 31- 32 | livzzavihki: emaciated, rear end sags (parasitic infection by Elaphostrongylus rangiferi) | boil bark in water until it is as thick as tar, then smear on the affected area | C: [47, 88–90] | |
| T1 p. 31-32 | čagarvihki: swelling of reindeer penis (urolithiasis?) | boil bark in water until it is as thick as tar, then smear on the affected area | C: [47, 88–90] | |
| T1 p. 31-32 | njunnevihki: muzzle develops scabs, spreads to tongue and mouth, and then to the throat and lungs, fatal (Aphtae epizooticae “foot-and-mouth disease”?) | boil bark in water until it is as thick as tar, then smear on the affected area | C: [47, 88–91] | |
| T1 p. 31-32 | geardni: udder develops scabs and swells, eventually falling off. Scabs spread to mouth and lungs and kills the animal (Aphtae epizooticae “footand-mouth disease”?) | take hoof fat and boil it with pine or fir resin, then rub the affected areas with the mixture | C: [88–90] | |
| T1 p. 31-32 | šlubbu: swelling and pus in hoof (infectious pododermatitis?) | boil bark in water until it is as thick as tar, then smear on the affected area | C: [47, 88–90] | |
| Canis lupus familiaris (dog) | T2 XXXIX | dog madness (rabies?) | remove a “worm” from under the dog’s tongue* | B: [92, 93] |
| T2 XXXIX | parasitic infection | give the dog stinking assa (Ferula assafoetida) and sulfur to eat | A: [12, 62, 63] | |
| B: [62] | ||||
| C: [62, 64–66, 78] |
